The Magic of NASP®
Changing lives one arrow at a time
Since its inception in 2002, NASP® has put a bow and arrow in the hand of over 18 million students, grades 4 – 12. What happens next is truly magical…
66% OF NASP STUDENTS are first time archers
1.3 million students in 8,967 schools participate annually in archery
87,504 unique competitive archers during the 2022-2023 season
Over 104,650 educators have been trained in archery since the inception of NASP
Student participation is literally 50%-50% male/female and, perhaps even more noteworthy, they participate together
58% of participating students say they feel more connected with their school thanks to NASP
40% of students report that they are more engaged in the classroom thanks to NASP
91% of students pursue (or want to pursue) other outdoor activities thanks to NASP
In 2022-2023, there were 1,638 TOTAL NASP tournaments, a 20% increase over the previous year
In 2019, at the NASP Eastern National Tournament, 14,946 archers participated making it the world’s largest archery tournament ever
NASP has awarded over $4 million in cash scholarships to over 2000 students
Since NASP started in 2002, it is no accident that archery participation numbers (outside of school) in the U.S. have grown from 7 million to 23 million.